The Indian middle class, arguably the most patient demographic in human history, has finally snapped. The trigger? A new GST slab that appears to tax everything between existing and surviving. "I checked my latest bill," said one IT professional from Skibidi Nagar, visibly trembling. "There's GST on my coffee, GST on my stress medication, and if you calculate compound interest on disappointment — well, that's GST on my dreams."

The Finance Minister, when reached for comment, said: "The middle class doesn't need dreams. Dreams are a B2C luxury. They should shift to B2B spirituality. It's tax-free." Economists at the Gronk City Institute of Really Depressing Numbers have confirmed that the average Indian now pays more taxes than a medieval serf, but with significantly worse healthcare and no feudal lord to complain to.

The protests spread from Quigma Port to Sigma Pur within hours, with middle-class workers holding banners that read "WE PAID OUR TAXES AND ALL WE GOT WAS THIS LOUSY EXISTENTIAL CRISIS" and "GST = GST (God Saved The rich)". One particularly creative protester from Ohio Rizz Village filed his entire tax return on a single tissue paper, writing "WHY" in the income section.

grossHopper observes: "Zero GST on dreams would be nice, but let's be honest — the real national emergency is that the middle class dreams small enough that 28% GST barely covers the cost of collecting it. If you're going to tax aspirations, at least let people aspire beyond paying EMI on a flat they'll never own."